WINCHESTER- The
Board of Directors of
Winchester
District
Hospital
Memorial
(WDMH) is inviting
interested individuals to
consider applying to serve
on the Board for a threeyear term beginning in
June 2013. People with a
passion for health care and
good
governance
practices,
and
an
understanding of their
local communities, are
encouraged to apply.
The
Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
responsibilities include
and
oversight
accountability for the
hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission, vision
and values; quality and
performance monitoring;
planning;
strategic
financial stewardship; and
relationships with internal
and external stakeholders.
In particular, this year
WDMH
is
seeking
applicants who have
experience in accounting
or financial management;
quality improvement; a
legal designation; or have
worked in the health care
system.
Anyone interested in
the recruitment process
can contact Chris Barkley
at 613-774-2420, ext. 6350
or visit www.wdmh.on.ca
and click on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;bout Usâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;and
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;overnanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;to download
an
application.
(http://www.wdmh.on.ca/
AboutUs/Governance/tabi
d/59/Default.aspx)
The deadline for
applications is March 29,
2013.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too late to buy
your tickets for the annual
Duck Race. Tickets are
just $5. Any Rotary
member will be able to sell
you a ticket.
Race day is Sat., April
13 and the race starts at 2
p.m.

Wsbg. library supporters plead for reprieve
Closure plan
contested

Lois Ann Baker
Record Staff
CHESTERVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Concern over the fate of the
Williamsburg library branch
filled the Chesterville
branch to capacity and then
some last Thurs., March 21,
as the SD&G County
Library board held its
monthly meeting here.
The crowd, including
children with protest
placards, turned out for a
presentation by Lisa
Vreman, earlier granted
permission to address the
board over the planned
closure of the Williamsburg
library.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a
surprise for any of you that
I am one of the
Williamsburg residents who
are
upset
at
the
announcement in December
that you would like to close
Continued on page 6

In Chesterville, not ready to close the book on Williamsburg

Hanna Rolfe and Breanna McIntosh attended the March 21 SD&G County Library board of director's
Chesterville meeting to protest the decision to amalgamate the Williamsburg and Morrisburg libraries,
thereby closing the Williamsburg branch. Lisa Vreman was given the opportunity to address the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concerns over the closure during the meeting.
Baker photo

Hudak on pre-election hustings
Touts Tory ag paper, serves up red meat in Bonville
Lois Ann Baker
Record Staff
BONVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In a visit
reminiscent of a campaign
tour stop, PC party leader
Tim Hudak held a brief
press conference before
heading off to
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;have
breakfast with the local
party faithfulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at the

Rural Ontario at the organic
beef farm of Charles and
Marika Stenger.
Hudak
called
the
Stengers the â&#x20AC;&#x153;kind of people
we want to fight for to give
more opportunities to get
outstanding
Ontario
products on the shelves here
in our province and world

wide.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Agriculture
and
agribusiness combined rival
auto and auto parts for their
impact on the Ontario
economy,â&#x20AC;? said Hudak,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we have the
opportunity, the chance to
be the breadbasket to the
world.â&#x20AC;?

Hudak said Ontario was
at a crossroads â&#x20AC;&#x153;and we
could open our doors to
more investment and job
creation in agriculture or
keep them closed like the
current government is doing
and let those opportunities
pass us by.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stand for our
farmers in rural Ontario in
creating more jobs in
agriculture
and
agribusiness,â&#x20AC;? he said.
Continued on page 2

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
questioned things that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t
make sense, like having the
OSPCA involved in farming
operations.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;People
from
the
OSPCA who had never
been on a farm before
seizing their herds, and
there are horror stories out
there,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need
change.â&#x20AC;?
McDonell said what was
needed was someone with
expertise like a veterinarian
to put rules in place.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;These people (the
OSPCA) are great with
dogs and cats but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not
in an apartment in the city
and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not sleeping on
blankets,â&#x20AC;? said McDonell,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need people that know
the industry to make
decisions.â&#x20AC;?
Hudak also said he

Political hay

wanted to make sure rural
Ontario got its fair share of
the gas tax.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, the Liberals
urban-focused government
will only give you gas tax if
you have a subway or bus
system, but in many parts of
Ontario the roads and
bridges are public transit.
And as far as I know,
people in Bonville pay the
same gas taxes as people in
Brampton,â&#x20AC;? said Hudak,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would ensure that you
could invest in roads and
bridges so you could attract
more jobs that way.â&#x20AC;?
While in the area, Hudak
also met with medical
doctors and small business
owners to hear their
concerns about the future of
Ontario.

Tim Hudak was in Bonville on Sat., March 23, to speak about his recent white paper Path to Prosperity: Respect
for Rural Ontario. Prior to a breakfast at the Lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club in Bonville, Hudak spoke
to the media at the Stenger Farm. From left: Prescott-Russell-North Glengarry Tory
candidate Roxanne Villenueve Robertson, Ontario Progressive Conservative and
Official Opposition Leader Tim Hudak, local PC MPP Jim McDonell, and Marika
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Continued from the front
Hudak said the white
paper recently released
reflects the fact that a very
urban-focused Liberal
government views farming
as an antique from the 20th
century and late 19th
century.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know what farming
is. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innovative, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
highly productive and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
an opportunity for our
province, not something
thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a creature of the
past,â&#x20AC;? said Hudak.
After speaking with
farmers, Hudak said there
were two major issues they
had, and both are included
in the white paper.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The number one thing
we hear from farmers to
help them go out and create
jobs is reducing this redtape thicket that slows them
down when they want to get
something done,â&#x20AC;? said
Hudak, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are going to
lower that red-tape to help
make cost of production go
down so farmers can
compete
on
the

Hudak said he wanted to
reduce the number of rules
by 33 per cent.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;If my cabinet doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t
do that, I dock their pay and
I dock my pay as premier as
well,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make
politicians put their money
where their mouths are.â&#x20AC;?
The other issue is that
the PCs would be looking at
a one window access
concept.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is nothing more
frustrating for farmers when
they are asked to referee a
dispute between the
Ministry of Agriculture,
MNR,
Conservation
authorities and the Ministry
of the Environment, and
they spend their whole time
at their desk when they
want to be out in their
barns,â&#x20AC;? said Hudak.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have an agriculture
industry in this province
that is the envy of the
world,â&#x20AC;? added McDonell,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arguably our biggest
industry. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost totally
ignored. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worse than
ignored, there are more
regulations that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use
the science. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use the
science to enhance our

job of feeding the world.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can make a
difference,â&#x20AC;? McDonell
added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we will be
there to be the government
that will make a difference.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need a strong rural
voice back at Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Park,â&#x20AC;? said Villeneuve
Robertson, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And not a parttime Minister of Agriculture
like we have with the
Liberal government.â&#x20AC;?
Hudak said should an
election be called, his first
priority would be for job
creation and the economy.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Concerns about getting
a job, or climbing the ladder
to get a better job are top
issues,â&#x20AC;? he said.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;For Ontario to be
successful...we need to
make sure we are firing on
all cylinders, in rural
Ontario and in urban
Ontario,â&#x20AC;? Hudak added,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Agriculture
has
tremendous potential if we
just change the attitude and
give respect to rural Ontario
and recognize agriculture as
the job creating engine we
know it to be.â&#x20AC;?
McDonell said the
farmers they met with also

Business
breakfast a
success

North
Dundas
Economic Development
Officer Rob Hunter
(left) and Cornwall
Enterprise
Centre
Business
Consultant
Candy Pollard pose
with
motivational
speaker Gary Gzik of
Brockvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BizXcel
Inc., who delivered the
keynote address at the
North Dundas Winter
Business Breakfast Feb. 27 in the township council chambers.
Hunter has now turned his attention to planning the second annual Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Breakfast this spring. The new tradition sees Mayor Eric Duncan deliver a
speech on the state of the township in front of a business audience, with other
special guest speakers also invited to attend. In addition to his job with the
township, Hunter serves as a volunteer board member of the Ontario East
Economic Development Commission, elected to that two-year position in
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Registrations underway for NDDHS Reunion
MAPLE RIDGE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Are
you an alumni of North
Dundas District High
School, or do you know
someone who is? The
school turns 50 this year
and celebration plans are
underway
to
well
commemorate
this
milestone during the
Canada Day weekend, June
28 and 29 for North
Dundasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; only high school.
The reunion committee
launched the website
nddhs50.ca
in
early
November, has a Facebook
page and is largely relying
on word of mouth to get the
message out to the alumni.
So far, they have 550
â&#x20AC;&#x153;likesâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook and the
website has had over 1,500
unique visits.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are looking for Year
Captains,â&#x20AC;? said co-organizer
Eric Duncan, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one
from
each
person

graduating year to go
through their yearbook and
try to contact everyone.â&#x20AC;?
The committee is also
looking for NDDHS
memorabilia to display in
the â&#x20AC;&#x153;decade rooms.â&#x20AC;?
Duncan said they were
hoping to have teachers and
staff from each decade man
the rooms so former
students and staff can meet
and catch up.
There are also plans for a
band alumni room and a
special lounge where staff
members can reconnect
with former colleagues.
The agenda is set and
can be found on the website
along with frequently asked
questions.
Friday night, there will
be a meet-and-greet cocktail
party in the gym with
overflow moving to the
cafeteria. On Saturday the
school will be open for

Youthscharged
withmischief

officers responded to a report
of a break and enter on Groves
Road on March 19. Thirtynine-year-old
Brandy
Rogersonand40-year-oldLuc
Maurice Serre were arrested
and face charges of Break and
Enter, Possession of Property
Obtained by Crime under
$5,000 and Possession of
In
Instruments.
Break
Rogerson is expected to
appear in Cornwall court on
May14whileSerrewasheldin
custody pending an appearance in Cornwall court.

SOUTH STORMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201C;
On March 14, OPP officers
responded to a report of mailboxes being damaged on
Northfield Road. After a
description of the vehicle used
to damage the boxes was given
to police, two youths from
South Stormont were charged
with Mischief under $5,000.
The16- and17-year-oldsareto
appear in Cornwall court on
May2.

Shoplifter
caught
NORTH DUNDAS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A
54-year-old North Dundas
resident is facing shoplifting
chargesafterpolicewerenotified a female attempted to
remove items from a business
without paying for them.
Krystyna Merkley is scheduled to appear in Morrisburg
on May 7.

Couplecharged
withbreakin
SOUTH STORMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201C;
Two South Dundas residents
are facing charges after OPP

Probation
violation
SOUTH STORMONT â&#x20AC;&#x201C;
On March 21 OPP officers
respondedtoareportofamale
breaching his probation on
Long Sault Drive. The 29year-old male was found in a
licensedestablishment, aviolationofhisprobation.Hewas
held in custody in Cornwall
court and faces three counts of
Breach of Probation.

Drugsfound

tours and memory rooms
from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Saturday night moves
over to the Winchester
Arena and the Joel Steele
Community Hall for a roast
beef dinner followed by a
dance featuring Landmark
with a full bar on the arena
floor. If quiet visits are what
you would prefer, a bar will
also be set up in the hall
upstairs.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to make
sure we had something for
everyone,â&#x20AC;? said Duncan,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;but at the same time we
wanted to leave it loose so
that every five minutes you
arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t running to something
different.â&#x20AC;?
Registration for this
event can be made via the
website or by contacting the
school for a registration
form.
Duncan
said
registration is a little slow
right now, but expects it to

pick up as the time draws
nearer. They have heard
from some alumni intent on
attending, with former
students coming in from
Texas, British Columbia,
Saskatchewan, North Bay
and Toronto.
There is currently a
promotion going on right
now to encourage early
registration.
Alumni
registering before April 15
will be entered into a draw
to receive their registration
paid in full.
Duncan added that there
are different registration
packages available. For
example, you can register
just for the dance Saturday
night where Duncan said
they were expecting the
biggest crowd.
Whichever event you are
interested in, make sure you
register early to get in on
the draw.

Ottawa Police charge local man
with 1960s sex crimes
OTTAWA â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Ottawa Police Service Sexual
Assault & Child Abuse Section has charged a
Chesterville man, formerly of Ottawa, with numerous
sexual offences relating to incidents that occurred
between 1967 and 1969. Everett John Wilson, 68 year
old, of Chesterville, Ontario was charged March 25 with
two counts of Indecent Assault, one count of Sexual
Interference with a female under 14 years of age, one
count of Rape, one count of uttering threats, two counts
of Assault Causing Bodily Harm, two counts of Buggery
and two counts of Gross Indecency. These charges relate
to incidents that occurred in Ottawa, involving one girl
and one boy, per existing Criminal Code of Canada
offenses in the 1960s., according to the Ottawa police.
Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first court appearance on March 25 has been
adjourned until April 11. According to court officials, he
was released from custody.
drug charges. Corey Forgues
is scheduled to appear in
Morrisburg court on May 7 to
answer to charges of
Possession Schedule II
Marijuana and Possession
ScheduleI OtherDrugs.

Drive safely
SD&G â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OPP officers are

reminding everyone to be
extra vigilant this long holiday weekend. They are
reminding motorists to pay
attention to the roads, buckle
up,obeythepostedspeedlimits, slow down or move over
when approaching an emergency vehicle and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drink
and drive.

SOUTH DUNDAS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A
traffic stop on Ottawa Street
in Morrisburg has resulted in
a 36-year-old male facing

Beware the turds of March
It’s that time of year again when the pedestrians of
Chesterville must again ponder — and curse — the canine
excrement underfoot.
With the painfully slow melting of the accumulated snow
pack here (What is it with Eastern Ontario hanging on to this
white wintry evidence so much longer than Toronto and
Hamilton?) dog owners’ sins of the season just past have
become all too evident.
One shouldn’t have to play unsanitary hopscotch when
trekking over the salt-encrusted sidewalks and streets of the
village. But too often that is the case at this time of year.
While the potential health consequences of such fecal matter
lying around shouldn’t be over exaggerated, this wayward
excrement may contain pathogens or parasites that could
potentially make other dogs very sick if ingested by them, to
say nothing of the potential risks to small children and other
people. Not that anyone needs to be convinced to avoid
tracking the stuff into their home or workplace, if only for the
ick factor alone.
The ignorant actions of a minority are compelling all of us
to keep our eyes at our feet when out and about in
Chesterville.
It bears noting, of course, that not every dog owner is so
irresponsible; but a few bad apples unfortunately taint every
barrel. As such, a modern municipality does require a dog
control and poop-and-scoop bylaw on its books, as is the case
in North Dundas. And while it may seem nonsensical in those
very rural areas of the township where pet dogs may never
have the chance to squat on a sidewalk or a public park in
their lives, the concept of tracking the canine population with
a registration and tag system ultimately makes eminent sense
– if only to slightly reduce the chance of somebody stepping
into a steaming pile in one of the villages of North Dundas.
Currently, poop-and-scoop rules are very hard to enforce –
short of a ticket-toting bylaw enforcement officer catching the
offender in the act. But this writer can see a not-too-distant
future in which some already available technologies are
grafted onto the existing dog-tag system. For example,
marathon runners wear a special chip in their shoe that allows
them to be automatically identified by race organizers, at
some distance, whenever they cross the finish line. Perhaps
there should be a similar remote ID chip in every dog tag.
The township could then issue a special app to anyone with a
smart phone, allowing the average citizen to remotely view
the identification number of any nearby dog in a park or other
public place. If dog owners knew that anyone could
effectively and discretely complain to the township about the
actions of their specifically identified animal, to at least
generate a warning letter back to them, they might be just a
little more inclined to abide by the rules. And as the recent
dog leash case here in Chesterville has shown, the identity of
a canine is a critical piece of information for the township to
possess, should it wish to attempt a court prosecution under
the Dog Control Bylaw.
As technology continues to advance into the future, one
could imagine ubiquitous and cheap DNA testing being
incorporated into the system someday as well. The township
would keep a DNA profile of each registered dog, then use a
handheld device in the field to identify with absolute certainty
the source of misplaced feces – and fine the owner of the dog
involved.
But for now, we’re stuck with stepping gingerly through
Chesterville.
Nelson Zandbergen

An area rich in history
Carolyn Thompson Goddard
Record Contributor
Those long Sunday afternoon
drives that were such an integral part
of my childhood were designed to
help Dad rest after a long week at
work. While the destinations were
usually to visit nearby relatives,
occasionally Mom would decide that a
“local history” tour was needed so that
her children would be well versed in
the rich heritage of our area. North,
south, east or west, it didn’t matter
what direction Dad chose, Mom
would be able to find points of
historical importance located along the
highways and byways of Eastern
Ontario.
Our “historical tours” would
occasionally take us down Highway
31 (now County Road 31) towards
Morrisburg. We might make a right
hand turn at Williamsburg and travel
down to the Smyth Orchard near
Dundela. Once we had purchased and
were happily crunching on apples
there was the obligatory stop at the
historical plaque in Dundela to hear
the story of the discovery of the
McIntosh Apple. If it was early
enough in the afternoon we might
travel cross country to Iroquois in the
hope of seeing a ship go through the

1983
Over $14,500 in donations have
been raised as of Tuesday to send the
daughter of a former Chesterville
resident to California for a life-saving
heart and double lung transplant.
Rosemary Sonennberg, daughter of
Chesterville native Dick Merkley, is
scheduled to leave Toronto for Palo
Alto, California, by air ambulance
Tuesday morning but her condition
had deteriorated over the weekend to
the point that Monday afternoon the
doctors declared her unfit for the
arduous journey and are now waiting
for her condition to stabilize before
attempting the flight.

locks there. After a quick run around
the park, an ice cream cone from the
souvenir shop and a visit to the
washroom, we would be off to
Prescott for an early dinner before
returning home.
Along the heritage highway, just
before Prescott, we would pass the
historic plaque detailing the history
surrounding the Battle of the Windmill
which occurred in 1838. Mom would
pull out her booklet on this event
(interesting that it just happened to be
in her purse) and begin to tell us the
story of this other November
American invasion of our country. It
seems that a group of Americans (the
Patriot Hunters) felt that British North
Americans were in need of liberation
from the yoke of British government.
There were a number of incursions
with the local one being held on
November 12, 1838. Mom’s booklet
on the Battle of the Windmill
described in great detail this ill-fated
invasion by the American Patriot
Hunters and the subsequent events that
occurred. It was interesting to hear
her talk about the leader von Schoultz,
the American invaders, the American
sympathizers living in Upper Canada
(one of whom was a brother to a
maternal great-great grandfather), the

Dundas militia marching up to defend
their country and the American defeat.
We learned how von Schoultz was
captured, then imprisoned at Fort
Henry in Kingston and later put on
trial, with his defence lawyer being a
young Kingston man named John A.
Macdonald. Years later Macdonald
would become an integral part of the
pro-Confederation forces, our first
prime minister and some historians
feel that his desire for a strong central
government stems from things he
learned while serving as counsel to
von Schoultz.
Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime
Minister, Father of Confederation, MP
for Kingston and the Islands, and
family man lived a long, interesting
and colourful life. I have always
wondered about the validity of the
numerous stories that have circulated
about this most important Canadian.
When the Chesterville & District
Historical Society has Sir John A. and
Lady Macdonald as guests at the Old
Town Hall in Winchester on April 12,
my curiosity about him might just be
satisfied at last. It is sure to be a
grand evening as we will be treated to
his oratorical prowess and have the
chance to ask him “is that really water
in your glass?”

Mrs. Sonnenberg suffers from
idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, a
rare condition that can only be
corrected through the double
transplant.

between pupils and teachers was at a
very high level and in his opinion, that
was one of the first objects of
successful teaching.

1953
Regional Inspector Zeigler, of
Ottawa, inspected the two high
schools in North Dundas High School
District last week. He was very
pleased with the general work of the
units and reported fully to members of
the board at a special meeting in
Winchester on Tuesday night. Mr.
Zeigler assured the board they had a
staff of teachers to be proud of. The
harmony and close relationship

OSAID
week at
NDDHS
This week is a week looked forward to by many
students each year. This week was OSAID week at North
Dundas. OSAID week started on Monday, March 25th
with ‘pie face day’. On Monday students were able to
throw a pie at the faces of their five student OSAID
leaders and their principle Mrs. Banks. On Tuesday,

1933
For a number of years the Ridge
Road, six miles from Chesterville to
the junction with Highway 31 south of
Winchester, has received the
execrations of almost every one who
has been forced to use it. This year the
denunciation of the policy that has left
this road in such a state as it is at
present seem more insistant than ever.
Several farmers have come to this
office inquiring whether anything can
be done.

March 26th it was a day to remember what ODAID
stands for and the unfortunate events that lead OSAID to
be formed. Tuesday was ‘white face day’. OSAID
students had their faces painted white and did not talk
through the whole day. On their backs they wore the
stories of people who had lost their lives due to drinking
and driving. Today, (Wednesday, March 27th) was a
simple day for students through the school to support
OSAID with their fight against drinking and driving by
wearing red on ‘wear red day’ Lastly, to top off the week
on Thursday, March 28th OSAID students are making and
selling mocktails at lunch for $1. They will have drinks
like strawberry daiquiris and piña coladas without the
alcohol.
Along with the busy activities this week that students
took part in there is also a glow dance tomorrow
(Thursday, March 28th). The theme of the dance is glow.
Tickets for the glow dance are being sold this week at
lunch or it is $10 at the door. It was a great, action packed
week at North Dundas and a good boost in school spirit.

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Learning to take
time for yourself
WINCHESTER
Naomiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family Resource
Centre is hosting a free
womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support group
entitled You and Your WellBeing. The sessions run for
10 weeks and last for two
hours between 9:30 a.m.
and 11:30 a.m. starting on
Tues., April 2.
The sessions promise to
explore practical ways to
build self-worth and

discover inner strengths and
encourages women to take
time for themselves.
Women attending the
sessions will learn to build
on positive and practical
ways to improve outlook.
Assistance
with
transportation and childcare
can be provided. For more
details contact the Resource
Centre at either 613-7742838 or 1-800-267-0395.

Celebrating women
International Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day was celebrated with a free community luncheon hosted by Naomiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Resource Centre on March 8. Guest speaker was local author Nancy Horton. Shown here with Horton
are Kim, a field placement student, Shaunna, Child and Youth Advocate, author Nancy Horton, Verna
Leger, executive director of Naomiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Kaitlyn, Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advocate.
Bouwers Photo

Detachment Commander position open
Nelson Zandbergen
Record Staff
LONG SAULT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After
almost three years as
detachment commander of
the SD&G OPP, Inspector
Mike McDonell is being
transferred out of the
position for some serious
fun and games in the
Niagara and Golden
Horseshoe Region â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the
2015 Pan Am and Para Pan
Am games, for which heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
been tapped to head the
security planning for the
Ontario Provincial Police.
McDonell,
whose
mother
hails
from
Chesterville, was just

typing up the farewell
memo to his SD&G
colleagues when contacted
by The Record on Monday,
March 25.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been three weeks
today that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve actually
been doing both jobs,â&#x20AC;? said
McDonell, who revealed
that his title as detachment
commander will officially
conclude April 15.
When asked if he viewed
the transfer to the important
project in Southern Ontario
as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bittersweet moment,â&#x20AC;?
McDonell exclaimed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;In
fact, I was just writing our
people to say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It truly is a
bittersweet and difficult time

for me to write you this
noteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.â&#x20AC;?
Of his role in SD&G,
the Alexandria resident
remarked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the best
job Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had, so it is
difficult leaving.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Too good to be true,â&#x20AC;?
he also said of the job heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
vacating.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got an extremely
effective and an extremely
tight team. It truly is a
celebration of policing to
be working in SD&G,â&#x20AC;? he
added, describing the
squadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s morale as among
the highest in the province.
He will serve as â&#x20AC;&#x153;lead
plannerâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of security at the

coming games, heading up a
contingent of 120 staff from
a number of police forces.
Originally coming to the
SD&G OPP from the
RCMP, McDonell has
previous experience in the
upper echelons of arranging
security for G8 and G20
summits, and the 2002
Popeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit, as the RCMP
officer then responsible for
Ontario.
The OPP has already
advertised the detachment
commanderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position as
open and McDonell expects
the job to be filled
sometime later this spring,
following board interviews.

Library
Continued from the front
the library branch in
Williamsburg,â&#x20AC;? she began
by saying.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve
lived
in
Williamsburg for over 13
years and have been a
patron of that library branch
for the same.â&#x20AC;?
Vreman went on to say
that she was confused by
the decision because
statistics showed that
although the branch is only
open for 15 hours each
week, more material is
signed out per hour most
months at Williamsburg
than at Winchester or
Morrisburg, despite both of
those branches being in
bigger towns with longer
hours.
Vreman also mentioned
the Public Libraries Act,
Section 21, which states that
a library board must operate
a branch library in each
municipality that operated a
public library before that
municipality became part of
the county library system,
unless both the library
system and township
council agree otherwise.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;From their replies to
our letters and calls, it
doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sound like you have
the agreement of township
council on this,â&#x20AC;? she said.
Vreman said the library
is much more than just a
place to read and many
patrons of the Williamsburg
branch stop in to pick up
books, browse the shelves,
talk about the latest local
news and use the internet,
some often spending a half
hour or more at the branch.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of my neighbours,
who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drive, confided
in me this week that she has
been taking online courses

and can no longer afford her
internet at home,â&#x20AC;? said
Vreman, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you remove the
internet service from our
town, she may not
graduate.â&#x20AC;? She also added
that many reference books
canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be removed from the
library and it was a long trip
to Morrisburg to read up on
local history.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the more
frustrating things about this
announcement is that there
was no discussion or
consultation with the
Williamsburg community
about this closure,â&#x20AC;? said
Vreman, who also noted a
petition by Williamsburg
residents requesting a
meeting with township
council and the library
board had drawn over 200
adult and 51 childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
signatures.
In closing, Vreman said,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would ask that you
reconsider closing the
Williamsburg library, at
least until such time as the
township of South Dundas
requests that the library
vacate the township
building and it can be
relocated.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can assure you that
there is nobody at this table
that wants to do a disservice
to the public,â&#x20AC;? said Board
Chair Bill McGimpsey, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
about survival. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like
we are not looking for other
opportunities to serve the
public of Williamsburg, but
we are really looking at
doing this right.â&#x20AC;?
McGimpsey said the
board intended to have a
PowerPoint presentation for
the
residents
of
Williamsburg outlining their
decision in late April or
early May.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will really be able
to answer your questions
and have a good Q and A
between
you
and

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
ourselves,â&#x20AC;? he said.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not hiding
anything, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a
discussion on the table for
over six months,â&#x20AC;? said
McGimpsey. He added that
very seldom did anyone
other than board members
show up at meetings and
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve obviously proven
that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different tonight,
that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to you,
but we do want to answer
more of your questions. We
are looking at alternatives.
We are working on a behind
the scenes strategy.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We should tell then that
we have not voted on that
yet. The library board has
not voted on closing that
library yet,â&#x20AC;? said Board
member Chris McDonell,
however it was pointed out
that a resolution to do just
that had already been voted
on and passed on Dec 22.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not in favour of
closing the library,â&#x20AC;? said
McDonell, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Library
Board is to make libraries
not to close them.â&#x20AC;? This
comment received energetic
applause from the audience.
There
was
some
discussion over whether the
building currently housing
the library was sold, but as
no representative from
South Dundas attended the
meeting, the question
remained unanswered.
McGimpsey was asked if
the branch could stay open
until the building was sold,
if that was what the
township of South Dundas
decided to do.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask council to
maintain a building for us,â&#x20AC;?
said McGimpsey.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m saying until council
has asked you to leave the
building. Can you not stay
there?â&#x20AC;? said Mary Strader, a
Williamsburg
library
patron.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our plan is to move in

whenever the building is
ready,â&#x20AC;? he said, referring to
the Morrisburg High School
conversion. It was noted by
another library patron that
even if the building is sold,
the building still needed to
be maintained.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our plan is to
consolidate the branches,â&#x20AC;?
McGimpsey reiterated.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a fancy word
for closing Williamsburg,â&#x20AC;?
said another library patron.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have a
meeting in April for that
exact point,â&#x20AC;? said Board
member Eric Duncan,
pointing out that the board
allowed the delegation, but
this meeting was not the
venue for further discussion
on the issue.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We promised we would
have a meeting, and we
will,â&#x20AC;? said McGimpsey, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It
will be open forum and at
that time you can ask
questions and we will be
prepared.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we just want a
reason (for the closure),â&#x20AC;?
said Strader.

$1,100 funds book buy

Erika Heesen (right), Communications and
Marketing Librarian for the SD&G County
Library, thanks Shelly Lyall, Chair of the Friends
of the South Mountain Library, for their donation
of $1,100 at the Friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; AGM on March 7. Pond
Sounds, by local author Susan Hamilton, is one of
the books purchased by the Friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; donation.

Estate funds assists S. Stormont seniors

The John Stewart Estate Memorial Trust awarded two local seniors' groups with
a donation on Thurs., March 7. South Stormont Seniors' Centre in Ingleside and
Country Living in Lunenburg each received a cheque for $490 from the foundation which was set up from investment income derived from the 1994 sale of
the John Stewart Home, a home providing housing to poor and indigent persons. From left: Viola Legue, Natacha Brisson, with the South Stormont
Seniors' Centre, Linda McKercher from the Memorial Trust, Susan Ward from
Country Living and Donald Ault.

County Staff Recognition awards
CORNWALL â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Has a
County employee gone
above and beyond to give
you excellent service? The
United
Counties
of
Stormont, Dundas and
Glengarry announced their
new Staff Recognition
Awards initiative and is
looking for nominations
from both staff and the
public.
Recognizing those that
go â&#x20AC;&#x153;Above the Crowdâ&#x20AC;?, the
County Staff Recognition
provide
an
Awards
opportunity for County
employees to be recognized
for any actions or
undertakings that are above

and beyond the expectations
of their regular job
responsibilities.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;We sometimes receive
letters and emails telling us
about the good work that our
employees are doing in the
communityâ&#x20AC;?, said Counties
CAO Tim Simpson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our
staff also recognize the
achievements of their coworkers and colleagues.
These awards give us the
opportunity to recognize
these employees for their
dedication and leadershipâ&#x20AC;?.
Three new awards will be
handed out on an annual
basis: the Customer Service
Excellence award, the

Safety Smart award, and the
Innovation, Sustainability
and Leadership award.
Employees who are a
recipient of a County Staff
Recognition Award will be
recognized at the June 17th
County Council meeting.
County staff who have
achieved specified years of
service or are retiring in
2013 will also be recognized
at this time.
To nominate a County
employee the public is asked
to fill out a nomination
form, available online at
sdgcounties.ca. Further
details on these awards can
also be found on the County
website. The deadline for
submissions is Friday, May
24.

Fraser report ranks high schools
TORONTO - Local area
high schools recently
received their report card
from the Fraser Institute,
and it looks as though they
have been losing points.
The highest school on
the list for the Upper
Canada District School
Board is Tagwi Secondary
School in Avonmore which
is ranked 480 out of a total
of 725 schools tested. Their
rating dropped from 5.9 to
5.5. Seaway District High
School in Iroquois wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

too far behind, ranking in
539th place with a rating of
5.1, down significantly
from the last rating of 6.5.
North Dundas District
High School ranked at 551
and their rating dropped as
well from 5.4 to 5.0.
Russell, Russell High
School ranked 597 and their
rating also dropped a great
deal from 6.0 to 4.5.
St. Thomas Aquinas in
Russell ranked a very
respectable 346 out of 725,
but their rating dropped

slightly from 6.6 to 6.3.
The Fraser Institute
ranks Ontario schools in an
effort to help parents see
how schools in their area
are doing academically. The
report card uses Grade 9
and 10 EQAO test results to
calculate the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
overall rating out of 10.

Mayors on Wheels
North Dundas Deputy Mayor Gerry Boyce helped to raise awareness about
the Meals on Wheels program by delivering meals to the community, and
here specifically to Eldon Turner, on Wed., March 20. The Meals on
Wheels program run by Carefor Nor-Dun Centre provides a nutritious meal
to those at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals.
Last year the Carefor Nor-Dun Centre delivered 11,267 meals to over 120
clients in North Dundas. Team leader, C. Rooney, says the program is
especially important to seniors who are at risk of nutritional deficiencies if
they live alone, are house bound, have limited income, are not eating from
the five primary food groups, or arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to make their own meals.
According to Statistics Canada, 25 per cent of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population will
be over the age of 65 by 2041. The councillors have taken part in a
province-wide initiative to raise awareness about the importance of support
for programs such as Meals on Wheels.

Deadline Monday 5 P.M.
$ Plus (ST
minimum for 20 words.
Additional words 30Â˘ each.
AUCTIONS
FARM AUCTION SALE
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
AT 11:00 A.M.
To be held on site at Civic #2955
Stardale Rd. East, St. Eugene.
From Hwy. 417 take Barb Rd. exit
St. Eugene, head East approx. 1.5
kms. Turn left onto Cunning Rd.
Travel approx. 1 km. Turn left onto
Stardale Rd. Travel approx 1 km.
Watch for signs.
This is less than a 1 hr. auction
that features some top quality
cash crop equipment.
Note: This Auction will not exceed
1 hour. Plan to attend on time.
Everything in this auction is in
outstanding condition and must be
seen.
Owner and Auctioneer not
responsible for loss or accident.
Terms: Cash or good cheque with
proper I.D.
Prop.: Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Kraus.
Reason for Auction: Mr. and Mrs.
Kraus are relocating to the U.S.A.

start on west side of Rd. at barn
with stable, dairy and feeding
equipment, and then we will move
to east side of road with Machinery.
Owner and auctioneer not
responsible for loss or accident.
Terms: Cash or Good Cheque with
proper I.D.
Prop: Glenn Marjerrison
Reason For Auction: Mr.
Marjerrison has retired from his
dairy operation in order to focus
primarily on his cash crop business
and therefore is liquidating all
machinery and items related to the
dairy industry.

HELP WANTED
DAIRY FARM WORKER
Full or part-time. 70 cows, 3
stall. 613-987-5332.
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TREE PLANTERS
Tree Planters Wanted:
Local forestry contracting
company requires tree
planters for work in Eastern
Ontario from mid-April into
May. Pay is piece rate
(12-16 cents/tree). Must be
able to work hard and in
adverse conditions. Some
transportation
available.
Send resume or questions to
jbols@storm.ca .
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COMING EVENTS
GATHERING HOUSE
SUNRISE SERVICE
We invite you to join us on
Easter Sunday, March 31 for
a Sunrise Service at 6:30
a.m. at the waterfront
followed at 8:30 a.m. with a
community breakfast at the
church.
10:00
a.m.
Service.
Celebration
Everyone welcome.
36-1
GOLDFIELD COMMUNITY
CEMETERY
The Annual Meeting of the
Goldfield
Community
Cemetery will be held on
Monday, April 1 at 2:00 p.m.
at the Duart MacLean home.
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SPRING SUPPER
April 7, 2013. Winchester
OES, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at
Henderson Hall, Winchester.
Turkey, ham, potatoes,
stuffing, salad, dessert.
Everyone welcome. Price
$12.00, Children 6 - 12
years $6.00, under 6 years
Free. Tickets 613-448-2028
or at the door.
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613-448-9061
613-880-0022
Farm and Home
Renovations/Repairs
or Additions

CARD OF THANKS
THANK YOU
The family of the recently
departed Dean Cameron
would like to express their
gratitude to the Winchester
Hospital for all the amazing
care and compassion they
showed to Dean and family.
Florence, Cory and Kellie
would like to thank all their
friends, family, co-workers
and employers for their love,
support and understanding
over the last four years of
Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illness and passing.
Special appreciation to Dave
at Brownleeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funeral Home
for his wise advice and
kindness during a difficult
time.
Florence Cameron,
Cory Cameron and family,
Kellie Meldrum and family
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MacDonald formally
seeks NDP nomination
CORNWALL - Tonight,
March 27, City of Cornwall
Councillor
Elaine
MacDonald will formally
seek the nomination of
Stormont-Dundas-South
Glengarry New Democratic
Party provincial association.
In a press release,
MacDonald said that as a
councillor,
she
has
participated
in
the
formulation of public policy
through
debate,
collaboration
and
negotiation and is looking
for the opportunity to do
that at a provincial level.
MacDonald said she is
ready to delevop policies to
support and enhance
municipalitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to
conduct their mandates and
will look to put the public
interest in the forefront of
provincial policy.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to be a part of
the team that brings

stability, sustainability and
long-term planning to
provincial policy,â&#x20AC;? said
MacDonald in the release.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next election may
see a majority or a minority
government; no matter. I
will work with other parties
to advance the well being of
people across the province,â&#x20AC;?
she said adding that her first
responsibility would be to
the people of SD&SG.â&#x20AC;?We
need good-paying jobs,
youth employment, access
to higher education,
healthcare we can count on,
greater affordability for
everyday people and a fairer
tax system, one that will
pay for essential services
and help the province
balance its books.â&#x20AC;?
The nomination meeting
will be held at the Navy
Veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Club on Sixth
Street in Cornwall at 7:30
p.m.

Boot drive collects $1,500
The Finch Fire Department presented a cheque
for $1,500 to the Muscular Dystrophy
Association of Canada, The funds were
collected at last fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Boot Drive. A
cheque was presented to Ubald Cardinal,
Chairperson of Muscular Dystrophy for SDGPR.
Submitted photo

Final Claims for Emergency
Preparedness Funding submitted
The final claims for
emergency preparedness
funding under the Federal
Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Joint
Emergency Preparedness
Program (JEPP) are being
submitted by the Townships
of North Dundas, South
Dundas
and
South
Stormont.
The Joint Emergency
Preparedness Program was
established in October 1980
as a Federal program to
assist communities to
prepare for responses to all
types of emergencies. It
encouraged
the
development of emergency
response
plans
and
exercises to test the plans.
The program supported the
purchase of specialized
equipment such as radios,
generators, and rescue
vehicles. Generally, the
Federal share of the expense
was 45 percent. The Federal
agency responsible for
JEPP funding is Public
Safety Canada. In Ontario,
the program is administered
by Emergency Management
Ontario.
One of the first priorities
of the three townships on
amalgamation was applying
for JEPP funding to prepare
emergency response plans
and conduct emergency
exercises. Since then, each
of the townships have
benefited from JEPP
funding. There have been a
variety of emergency
response items supported in
the three townships by the

Joint
Emergency
Preparedness Program.
In 1980, emergency
preparedness programs
within Ontario communities
were not mandatory. It is
only since 2004 that Ontario
has had regulations for
emergency preparedness.
Prior to 2004, the Joint
Emergency Preparedness
Program served as an
incentive to Ontario
communities to develop
emergency management
programs to safeguard their
citizens in times of an
emergency.
Thanks to JEPP funding,
the three townships - North
Dundas, South Dundas,
South Stormont â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and many
other
Canadian
communities have been
financially assisted in their
preparations to become
resilient
disaster
communities.

NHL coach Claude Julien visits area
Darren Matte
Record Sports
EMBRUN— It is not often
that you see a current NHL
coach in one of the local communities, let alone during the
NHL season. Yet that was
exactly what fans of the
Embrun
Panthers
and
Cumberland Bandits got as
Claude Julien, coach of the
Boston Bruins, was at the
arena in Embrun to take in the
National Capital Junior
Hockey League playoff game.
As per the new NHL collective bargaining agreement,
signed in January, teams are
required to have a minimum
of four days off each month. It
just so happened that one of
the Boston Bruins’ days off
were scheduled on March 20,
a day before they were in
Ottawa to take on the
Senators. That gave Julien the
opportunity to see his brother,
Richard, who is head
coach/general manager of the
Bandits.
“We got to meet him a few
times during the lockout,”
said Bandits assistant coach
Dale Murdoch. “It is one thing
to meet a former NHL coach,
but to meet one at his pinnacle
is another.”
“I came out to see the team
a few times during the lockout,” said Julien. “I think the
talent out there is very interesting the intensity level is

certainly up for the playoff
game from the league games
earlier this season.”
Richard Julien, and his
staff, recently won the
league’s award for Coaching
Staff of the Year, which was
pleasant news broken to
Julien, who was the 2008-09
winner of the Jack Adams
Award for NHL Coach of the
Year. “Really? I didn’t know
that he won. It is very nice to
see, he really enjoys coaching.
He coached minor hockey for
a while and I am glad to see
him get a chance now at the
junior level. Junior hockey is
very different today for most
kids and you really have to be
able to balance hockey with
studies and such. He does a
good job with that and lets
them have fun and play the
game.”
Julien himself is no
stranger to the local junior
hockey scene. Before his time
in the Quebec Major Junior
Hockey League, Julien spent
time coaching the Ottawa
Junior Senators Junior A franchise. “I began my coaching
career with the Junior Sens in
1994. Coaching that age level
is very fun because all of the
players are trying to make it as
high as possible. It is very different for me now because
coaching is just part of a
lifestyle, but I definitely
enjoyed my time. “

Warriors win silver
at Upper Canada
Basketball tourney
AVONMORE— Intermediate boys basketball teams
from Tagwi, Russell High and North Grenville were in
Avonmore at Tagwi on March 20 to compete in an Upper
Canada School Board Sports Council regional basketball
tournament.
After beating Russell 34-15, in the round robin, the
Warriors made it to the finals against North Grenville.
The Warriors team consisting of Hunter Legue, Tristan
Jackson, Austin Gibbons, Lukas Willems, Bailey
Norman, Ryan Picard, Kalin Gates, Trevor Nyenkamp,
Jordan Canham, and Mathew Mainville played well for
the little amount of time they were able to practice. The
scoring was pretty balanced between the 10 players, but
they unfortunately came up just short, losing the finals
34-10 as North Grenville captured the title.

So close!

The Dundas County Lions Bantam House team
came within two points of qualifying for
Championship Day, March 24 in Kemptville. The
Lions needed a win against Russell on March 17,
but came up just short with a 2-0 loss. It was their
only loss of the playoff round as they went 2-1-1.
Front: Taylor Vanallen; first row, from left: Emily
Beach, Kalleigh Young, Emma Barkley, Ally
Weegar, Taylor Casselman and Cassandra Young;
back row Manager Fran Beach, Brynn Gilmour,
Coach Lindsay Weegar, Emily Byers, trainer
Mike Gruich, Sierra Swindles and Anna Gruich.
Missing from photo is assistant coach Kent
Young.

Courtesy photo

Julien went on to coach in
the Quebec Major Junior
Hockey League with the Hull
Oylmpiques. In 1997, he won
the Memorial Cup as coach of
the team.
In 2003 Julien was named
head coach of the Montreal
Canadiens where he remained
until 2006. After one season,
2006-07, with the New Jersey
Devils, Julien was fired by the
team, but was quickly
snatched up by the Boston
Bruins. He was hired in June
of 2007 as the 28th head
coach of the team. In his five
seasons as the Bruins bench
boss, Julien has captured three
division titles, made the playoffs all five times and won the
2010-11 Stanley Cup.
This season has been an
adjustment for Julien as he has
tried to get things back in
order after the lockout. “The
season has been pretty good
so far. It has been very hectic
with the up and down schedule. I think the toughest part
has been building consistency
but I think we have done a
good job at it.”
Julien and the Bruins are
currently tied with the
Montreal Canadiens for the
second in the Eastern
Conference, and first in the
Northeast Division, with 45
points. The Bruins do have

two games in hand on the top
team in the conference, the
Pittsburgh Penguins.
“Our division has been
pretty good this year with
Montreal out in front, Toronto

improving and Ottawa showing off their depth. The only
team that is not there is
Buffalo and I have no idea
why because they seem to
play us well. I wouldn’t be
surprised to see four teams
from the Northeast make the
playoffs.”

The Bruins have 17 games
remaining on the schedule,
but for Julien this night was
not about his team or their season, it was about showing
support for his family and
greeting hockey fans who just
happen to be taking in the
NCJHL action.

Scotiabank, Alexandria gave the Eastern Regional 55+ Games, being organized
by the local Ontario Senior Games Association, a financial boost when it
matched the amount raised by the association at a recent fundraising dinner.
Scotiabank presented a cheque for $1360 to Senior Games Association
President, Graham Vickers, far left, and Eastern Regional Games Chair, George
Baker, third from left. Making the presentation on behalf of the bank were, from
left, Audrey Kennedy, Colleen Koronewski, Adam Giroux, and Brenda
MacMaster. The Eastern Regional 55+ Games will take place in Cornwall and
area on August 20. Between 500 and 600 participants from seven Eastern
Ontario districts will compete in 12 different events.
Courtesy photo

Bantam Lions finish playoffs 2-1-1
MORRISBURG— The
Dundas Bantam House Lions
girls hockey team had another
great year. Balanced scoring,
steady defense and outstanding goaltending, from firstyear net minder Taylor
Vanallen, led to a 10 win,
eight loss and two tie regular
season.
Eleven very dedicated
girls came to play all year and

were seldom outmatched.
They dominated teams with
great passing and strong skating. The Lions had excellent
tournament results reaching
the semi-finals in a 16-team
Kingston tournament and
winning silver in a Brockville
tournament, after a 3-1 finals
loss to Gananoque, a team
that was unbeaten, heading
into the game.

In the playoffs, the Lions
defended their 2011-12 championship very well coming
one win short of qualifying
for Championship Day. The
team began their playoffs
with a 2-1 win over Outaouais
on Feb. 24, in Morrisburg,
then beat Kemptville 6-0 on
March 2, in Kemptville, they
then drew Clarence-Rockland
1-1, in Morrisburg on March

3. That set up a win and
they’re in scenario on March
17 in Russell; unfortunately
they lost this one 2-0, which
placed them fourth (2-1-1)
after the playoff round, just
two points shy of second
place.
Carleton Place went on to
win the league title on March
24 at Championship Day in
Kemptville.

RUSSELL—
The
Eastern Sting broomball
team will be defending
their national championship title when they take
part in the 2013 Canadian
Juvenile
Broomball
Championship, April 3-6
in Cornwall. Some of the
best broomball players
aged 19 and under from
across the country will
play at the Benson Centre
in Cornwall over four
days, with the championship for both ladies and

men taking place on
Saturday, April 6. The
Eastern Sting also won the
national qualifying tournament in November and
took home silver at the
provincial championships
February in Barrie . They
will face teams from
Manitoba,
Ontario,
Quebec
and
Saskatchewan. For more
information,
including
s c h e d u l e s ,
visit www.2013juvenilebroomballnationals.com.

Eagles/Bandits
meet in NCJHL finals
ST- ISIDORE— The finals
are set in the National Capital
Junior Hockey League as it
will be the top two teams from
the regular season squaring
off. The St. Isidore Eagles
were last year’s runners up,
but had a tremendous regular
season as they earned the top
record overall and in the South
Division of 30-2-2 for 62
points. Their opponents will
be the Cumberland Bandits.
Cumberland was second overall and the top team in the
North Division with a record
of 24-6-4 for 52 points.
Playoffs
St. Isidore entered the
finals series still perfect in the
post season. They began their
quest at unfinished business
with a four-game sweep of
cellar dwellers Vankleek Hill.
St. Isidore outscored Vankleek
Hill 21-7 in four games. St.
Isidore continued to dominate
in the second round as they
swept Rockland, outscoring
them 25-11.

As for the Bandits, their
road was not as easy. In their
opening round series against
the North Dundas Rockets,
they dropped the first game
before wining the next four for
a 4-1 series win. Their second
round series went the full
seven games with the Embrun
Panthers. Cumberland was
down at one point 3-1, but
won game five, six and seven
to complete the comeback and
earn a spot in the finals.
By
eliminating
the
Panthers, the four-time
defending champions, it is
guaranteed that the league will
crown a new champion for the
first time since 2008 when the
East Ottawa Thunder, now La
Peche Predators, won the title.
The match up
The championship should
be an intriguing one as it
showcases the top offensive
team, St. Isidore (194 goals for
during the regular season),
against the best defensive,
Cumberland (101 goals

against during the regular season).
The two teams split the
season series with two wins
each. Interestingly, the home
teams won all of the meetings
this season.
The difference in the series
might come down to fatigue.
St. Isidore had a nine-day layoff between the win over
Rockland and game one on
March 24. As for Cumberland,
after their seven game series,
they opened the next day
against St. Isidore. Game two
went the following night
March 25, in Cumberland,
making it three games in three
days for the Bandits.
Results
Game one on March 24
continued the pattern of the
regular season meetings with
St. Isidore winning 3-0 on
home ice.
Game two went the following night in Cumberland,
March 25 with the Bandits
winning 5-3.

There will be a new Jr. C Champion

The Cumberland Bandits celebrate a goal in game six of their semi-final
NCJHL series against the Embrun Panthers. After falling behind 3-1, the
Bandits came all the way back and won the series in seven, ending the
Panthers drive for five straight titles. Cumberland meets St. Isidore who
made quick work of Rockland in their semi-final with a sweep. The two
teams split the opening games March 24 and 25.
Matte photo

Vikes on verge of elimination
CASSELMAN— After
winning their second consecutive St. Lawrence Division
title, the Casselman Vikings
now find themselves one
game away from elimination
in the Rideau-St. Lawrence
Conference championship
against the Athens Aeros.
Casselman is making their
second-straight appearance in
the conference finals, while
Athens is looking to avoid
being the EOJHL’s equivalent
of the Buffalo Bills as they
search for their first victory, in
the series, in four-straight
attempts.
Casselman took the opening game of the series on
March 17 in Casselman 5-3.
Taylor Widenmaier continued
his dominant play with a hat
trick in the win. Casselman

led 5-1 before Athens scored a
pair in the third to make it
close.
After game one, it has been
all Aeros. They took game
two on March 19 in front of
their home crowd. The teams
traded goals all game and
needed overtime to produce a
winner. Midway through the
overtime period Michael
Byrne scored to give Athens
the 6-5 win and tie in the
series.
Game three, March 21 in
Casselman also needed overtime to decide a winner. With
Athens up 3-2 heading to the
third, the teams combined for
seven goals and Casselman’s
Adam Wensink scored with
three seconds to go, forcing it
into extra time. However,
with less than a minute to play

in the overtime period, J.P.
Augustine scored for Athens
giving them the 7-6 win and
2-1 series lead.
Things continued to go
Athens way in game four,
March 24 in Athens. Athens
took a one-goal lead to the
third and then made it a twogoal game with 10:02 to play.
Simon Cousineau got the
Vikings to within one, but
they couldn’t get any closer as
they took the loss 5-4.
Athens now holds a commanding 3-1 series lead and
could have wrapped things up
last night in Casselman. The
Vikings battled back twice in
their St. Lawrence Division
series with Akwesasne, but
check next week’s Record to
see if they were able to stay
alive against the Aeros.

Vikings down 3-1 to Aeros

Casselman’s Sam McLaughlin is in alone with Athens goalie Erik Miksik
but can’t find a way to beat him in Game three on March 21 in Casselman.
Athens went on to win this game along with game four and now holds a 3-1
series lead.
Matte photo

Sullivan, Team Ontario take
silver at Senior Curling Nationals
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Team Ontario may not have
won the gold, but they will not
be coming home empty handed. After finishing fourth in
the round robin draw with a
record of 8-3, the rink out of
the Rideau Curling Club,
skipped by Howard Rajala
and featuring Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ken
Sullivan, won their tie breaker
on March 23 against the host
P.E.I. team, skipped by Rod
MacDonald. Ontario took a 60 lead in the first four ends
and never looked back winning 10-1 after six ends.
The win in the tie breaker
sent Ontario to the semi final
where they met up with Wade
Whiteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Alberta rink. The
teams traded two points in
each of the first four ends
before Ontario stole two in the
sixth. Ontario went on to score
four in the eighth and won 115.
That set up a rematch with
Wayne Tallon and New
Brunswick. During the round
robin draw, Ontario was the

only team to hand New
Brunswick a loss, 6-3, on
March 19. However, New
Brunswick would get their
revenge when it mattered
picking up the 11-3 win for
the championship. New
Brunswick scored two in the
second followed by a steal of
one in the third and a steal of
three in the fourth to have a
commanding lead. They put it
out of reach by scoring four in
the sixth as they held on for
the win.
For New Brunswick it was
their third Canadian senior
menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship after
wins in 1967 and 1994.
Sullivan summed up the
experience after the final
game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The experience of
playing in a National
Championship was amazing. Â Playing in the final game
with a chance to represent
your country in the world
championships was a dream
come true. Â Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too bad that we
couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t catch the breaks that
we had in the semi-final and

tie-breaker games.â&#x20AC;?
Sullivan was also honoured by being named to the
second all-star team as lead
based on his throwing per cent
during the round robin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our

team: Howard Rajala, Rich
Moffatt, Doug Johnston and
myself played really well this
past week and we are very
proud of our accomplishments.â&#x20AC;?

Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ken Sullivan throws one of his rocks at
the
Canadian
Senior
Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Curling
Championships March 16-24 in Summerside
P.E.I. as part of Team Ontario. Sullivan was
named as lead of the second all-star team based on
his throwing percentage during the round robin.

Seeing silver!

Team Ontario, from
left, skip Howard
Rajala, third Rich
Moffatt, second Doug
Johnston and lead Ken
Sullivan, were the sil-
ver medalists at the
Canadian Senior Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
C u r l i n g
Championships, March
16-24, in Summerside,
P.E.I. Team Ontario
came up just short losing 11-3 in the goldmedal game to New
Brunswick.

Arnie Hakvoort is
Farmer of the Year
Nelson Zandbergen
Record Staff
—
AVONMORE
Hanging on and even
thriving for decades in the
otherwise challenging hog
industry earned Arnie
special
Hakvoort
recognition last week as
Stormont County’s Farmer
of the Year for 2012.
Born
to
Dutch
immigrants in Almonte,
Hakvoort founded Hog
Haven Inc. on Goldfield
Road outside Finch in 1981,
an operation that has spun
off into two — soon to be
three — separate farms as
the next generation follows
in their parents’ footsteps.
Contacted after the
honour bestowed on him at

the annual March 22
Celebration of Stormont
Agriculture evening, the
honouree said he viewed the
recognition very much as
one for his entire family,
including his wife, Marion,
secretary-treasurer of the
business.
“Absolutely, if it wasn’t
for my family, I wouldn’t be
here,” said Hakvoort, also
accompanied that evening
by son Devon, 28 — now
the owner operator of the
225-sow farrow-to-finish
operation at the original
Goldfield Road farm — and
daughter Rebecca, 31, and
husband,
Lee
her
Schwerdtfeger, 33, who run
the Hakvoorts’ Kittle Road
hog farm purchased from

Arnie’s win a family win

From left, Lee and Rebecca Schwerdtfeger (nee Hakvoort) and their son Griffin,
Stormont County Farmer of the Year Arnie Hakvoort and wife Marion Hakvoort,
and Devon Hakvoort.
Harold Douma several
years ago.
Ownership of the latter
concern — the 150-sow
farrow-to-finish Acre Ridge
Farms — is slated to fully
transfer
to
the
Schwerdtfegers in the next
three or four years,

Award of Merit for McMaze
AVONMORE
—
McMaze of St. Andrews
West was honoured by the
Stormont Agricultural
Society at the recent
Celebration of Agriculture
evening held Fri., March 22
with an Award of Merit.
McMaze is a family
owned and operated fun
farm established in the
summer of 2001 by Sandy
McDonald, eldest son of
Stephen and Valerie
McDonald.
McMaze has continually
grown with many new
additions and services
guaranteed to entertain the
whole family.
New
improved
expansions have included
“The Haze Maze”, “The
Door Maze”, “Haunted
Barn”, and “Horse Drawn
Wagon/Sleigh Rides” just
to name a few.
Their customers have
helped them achieve many
accomplishments such as
winning
the
South
Stormont Chamber of
Commerce & Women
Entrepreneur-Entrepreneurs
of the Year Award in 2003
and 2005 and the Premier’s
Award for Agricultural
Innovation in 2008.
McMaze prides itself with

according to Hakvoort, who
lives in Berwick with his
wife and retains an 1,800acre cropping and custom
harvesting operation.
This land base is
collaboratively cropped by
himself and his hog-farming
children, he acknowledged,

adding that family members
“certainly” help each other
out in other ways when
needed on their respective
farm sites.
And it all stems back to
that original piggery
established 32 years ago
with 100 sows (farrow to

recently was awarded the
Queen’s Jubilee medal for
air cadets. Anthony is
working with North
Stormont Township and
Keshia is a day-care
worker.
McMaze started out with
a 3.5 acre corn maze in the
shape of four trees, each in a
different season, that
challenged navigational skills
and the mind by having
patrons answer questions to
get to the next station, and
has grown into a favourite
attraction no matter what the
season.

Now in its 13th year,
McMaze is a year round
business with such activities as
Farm Adventure Day Camps,
five mazes, Old McDonald’s
Playground, hosting birthday
parties, family reunions, horse
drawn sleigh rides, Easter egg
hunts, a haunted season and
much more.
In reaction to the award,
the McDonalds said: “We
were very surprised at
winning this award. We
would like to thank
everyone who thought we
were deserving of the great
award.”

finish) and 450 acres.
“When I started, there
were 69 pork producers in
Stormont County,” he said,
marvelling at Hog Haven’s
status as the sole remaining
example.
Upgrades were done
over the years but on
October 16, 2011, a
devastating fire levelled the
facilities, also destroying
the animals inside. Devon
had taken over ownership in
the spring of 2010, but the
decision to rebuild was
made quickly, and the
replacement barn — similar
to the old one in size at
26,500 square feet — was
unveiled the following June.
Both Arnie and Marion
Hakvoort said they were
“completely shocked” when
his name was announced as
Farmer of the Year at the
North Stormont Place
shindig.
In a fortuitous turn of
events, Marion happened to
be in attendance, having
made recent progress
against the migraine
headaches that have
prevented her from going to
the annual celebration in
recent years.
Now grandparents to a
five-month-old grandson,
the couple were at one time
Ontario Young Farmers
Winners and Runners-up at
the national level.
An active director in the
Nation Valley Pork Board,
Hakvoort has also served on
the Bank of Montreal Ag
committee.

Valerie and Stephen McDonald of McMaze were
honoured with the Award of Merit from the Stormont
Federation of Agriculture.
contributions to many
community groups and
organizations and annually
employs over 50 people per
year.
Stephen and Valerie
continue to see this family
adventure grow into a
family business and have
recently celebrated their
29th anniversary.
Valerie also works at the
Upper Canada District

School Board as an
educational assistant and is
also Stormont’s dairy
educator. Stephen continues
to work part-time as a
heavy equipment operator.
As for the other
members of the McDonald
family
who
were
instrumental in making this
attraction such a success,
Sandy is now teaching at a
local high school and

Delicious Oktoberfest Sausage
While they last, enjoy Oktoberfest Sausage, served on a fresh
sweet roll, garnished with sauerkraut, relish or mustard

Breeder’s Cup winners

The Stormont Holstein Club recently visited participating farms in the area to
judge for the Breeder's Cup competition. Out of 18 entries, the top three were
Armin and Monica Kagi for Redlodge Gold Avery in first place, second place went
to Phillipe and Laurence Gutknecht for Saziemaz Airraid Radeau, and in third
place Bernard and Tracey-Lee Grady for Grady Acres Matson Hannah. Shown
here are winners Laurence Gutknecht, Phillipe Gutknecht, Queen of the Furrow
Fabienne Kagi, Armin Kagi, Monica Kagi, Tracey-Lee Grady and Bernard Grady.

Drop by at your leisure, talk to the Factory
Representatives and take a careful look at
some exciting new products for 2013. Both
stores feature special discounts on parts
purchases, open house 1-day only specials,
door prizes and product demonstrations.